Donning his Morris Arboretum T-shirt, now worn from work, artist Patrick Dougherty ceremoniously weaved the last of thousands of twigs into his 25-foot high installation, thus completing the arboretum’s newest piece of art.
“I have just had a great time working here,” he told a crowd of staff members, volunteers and visitors at the arboretum April 17. “Even when we had the worst, rainiest weather, we managed pretty seamlessly—which is unusual for me.”
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
The Summer Palace
So much has been going on today, the last day of Patrick Dougherty's residency at the Morris Arboretum. First thing's first - here is the finished sculpture, officially titled "The Summer Palace".
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Layer 3
The picture below is from Tuesday. The scaffolding is back up for work on the 3rd layer.
The two pictures below show the first 2 layers of the sculpture.
The two pictures below show the first 2 layers of the sculpture.
Monday, April 13, 2009
2 Weeks = 2 Layers
These pictures are from the end of the day Friday. Pictured are some Longwood graduate students who were volunteering for the day. The 2nd picture shows how far the sculpture has come!
Here is another picture from the week, showing Patrick Dougherty being interviewed for a spot on WHYY.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Inside the Sculpture
The inside of the sculpture is really starting to evolve into a life of its own. You can walk through it and it has multiple doorways and windows to the outside.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Big sticks, speaking softly
Check out this feature article in today's (Fri, April 10) Philadelphia Inquirer. Click here to download a pdf and read the article. You can also right click on the link above and choose "save target as" to download it to your computer.
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